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5 News and Notes
10 USCRA World Standings
11 In The Books
12 USCRA Insider
14 2010-2011 USCRA Schedule
22 Down the Line with Stran Smith
24 Lonestar Cowboy Church
25 Out My Window
ON THE COVER: Justin Parke, 16-19 boys tiedown roping champion at theBarry Burk Roping Roundup. Photo by James Phifer - Photography by Phifer.
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6 A Quick Look Back at 201021 Calvin Greeley Memorial — Second Year Success
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Brazile WatchCourtesy of PRCA
With his second-place finish in the steerroping at the Pendleton (Ore.)Round-Up, two-time WorldChampion Trevor Brazile movedahead of Vin Fisher Jr. into secondplace in the world standings with$51,708. Brazile’s total earnings of$248,654 entering Omaha this week– where he is qualified in both teamroping and tie-down roping – giveshim what is close to an unassailablelead in the standings as he chases hisrecord eighth all-around gold buckle. His lead over second-place Curtis
Cassidy is more than $136,000, andnone of the top three challengers –Cassidy, Ryan Jarrett or Josh Peek – isgoing to qualify for the WranglerNational Finals Rodeo in more thanone event, while Brazile will makethe postseason in all three of hisevents. Still, because there is $5.875million in total prize money in LasVegas, it is mathematically possiblefor Brazile to be denied. It just isn’tvery likely. The maximum a competitor can
win at the NFR (according to a prizemoney breakdown that will not getfinal approval until later this week),is $220,030. To do that, a cowboywould have to win all 10 rounds ofhis event and the average. The NFRrecord for prize money won in asingle event is the $146,100 thatSherry Cervi earned in barrel racinglast December. Assume for a moment that
Brazile’s margin was roughly thesame after Omaha; that would meanthat even if the second place all-around hand set a record with$150,000 in earnings in his event atthe NFR, he would win the goldbuckle only if Brazile won less than$12,000 combined at the ClemMcSpadden National Finals SteerRoping in Guthrie, Oklahoma, andthe Wrangler NFR.
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6 • OCTOBER 2010
hroughout the year, we get a chance to see a lot of great calf roping photos from several of the countries top rodeo photographers. Thesephotos capture the greatness of calf roping. They give insight into the agility and performance of the calf horse, as well as the athleticism
and focus of the ropers.All of us here at Loops Magazine figured our reader must enjoy great calf roping photos as well, so we thought we would give you a
chance to see some of the photos that ran across the pages throughout the past year once again. We will go back to the 2009 WNFR andsteal some of the action of that great event, as well as all of the others side by side in the next several pages. We hope you enjoy them all!
A Quick Lookback at 2010
Josh Peek from the 2008 WNFR. Photo Courtesy ofMike Copland, PRCA.
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The September Cover of Loops was a great shot of Cody Ohl,
winner of the 2010 Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping. Photo courtesy
of Lone Wolf Photography.
6-year old Braden Harris at the 2009 Rising Stars Calf Roping.Photo Courtesy of Foto Cowboy.
2010 Roy Cooper’s 26th Annual World Championship
Jr. Calf Roping 12 and under breakaway champion,
Ty Harris. Photo courtesy of Fly Thomas, PRCA.
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2009 USCRA #3 Showdown champion, Will Kiker.Photo courtesy of Raymond Ross.
Taylor Jacob, 19 and under breakaway champion at th
e 2010
Roy Cooper’s 26th Annual World Championship Jr
. Calf
Roping. Photo courtesy of Fly Thomas, PRC
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Blake Huckabee, 2009 Namgis Premier MultipleSclerosis Fundraiser Tiedown Roping champion.Photo Courtesy of Jeff Huehn.
Matt Shirzowz from the 2008 WNFR.
Photo Courtesy of Mike Copland, PRCA
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2009 World Champion Tie-Down Roper, Trevor Brazile at the
2009 WNFR. Photo Courtesy of Mike Copland, PRCA.
2009 USCRA #3 World Final champion, Jesse Clark.
Photo courtesy of Raymond Ross.
The August Cover Photo, Reese Reimer, winner of the2010 Roy Cooper’s 26th Annual World ChampionshipJr. Calf Roping. Photo courtesy of Fly Thomas, PRCA.
Justin Parke, 16-19 boys tiedown roping champion at the Barry BurkRoping Roundup. Photo by James Phifer - Photography by Phifer.
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K.C. Jones, runner up Average champion at the 2010 WT
EC
in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Photo Courtesy of Fly T
homas, PRCA
Cover Photo of the March 2010 issue of Loops.Monty Lewis at the Namgis Premier MultipleSclerosis Fundraiser Tiedown Roping. PhotoCourtesy of Jeff Huehn.
Blake Huckabee. Photo Courtesy of Jeff Huehn.
Spicer Gripp Match Roping Champion, Tuf Cooper.
Photo courtesy of Lone Wolf Photography.
EE1. Brooke Wilson Las Cruces, NM $3,1702. Rody Ballard Combine, TX $2,5663. Mickey Nelson Proctor, TX $2,3284. Roy Richey Cross Plains, TX $2,1625. Chance Jones College Station, TX $1,8896. Cleo Hearn Lancaster, TX $1,6477. Kenneth Black Jacksonville, TX $1,5048. Doug Hammer Dublin, TX $1,4119. Calvin Steen Hawley, TX $1,316
10. Edsel Rhodes Pueblo, CO $1,29511. Rex Sandifer Elgin, TX $1,12112. Sy Felton Dublin, TX $1,12013. Royce Hodges Willis, TX $1,11214. Marvin Mills Buffalo, TX $1,10715. Rodney Thacker Springtown, TX $1,09316. Don Mullins Arcadia, LA $1,02017. Gene Hood Ruston, LA $91918. Terry Davidson Dublin, TX $89019. Billy Flint Merkol, TX $84020. Tanner Patterson Breckenridge, TX $83521. Dakota McDonald Post, TX $75522. Barrett Bland Northfield, TX $74923. Jacob Lewis Stephenville, TX $70524. Bud Clemons Kersey, CO $69025. Darrell Stone Stephenville, TX $636
001. Rex Bland Hawley, TX $2,7052. Seth Cooke Weatherford, TX $2,0423. Lee Reed Siloam Springs, AR $1,9794. Don Sims Dublin, TX $1,9565. Trinity Haggard Throckmorton, TX $1,9256. Cooper Ratliff Ft. Worth, TX $1,3447. Lane Livingston Seymour, TX $1,3408. Kyle Spacek Giddings, TX $1,0969. Jackie Moore Mt. Vernon, MO $1,051
10. Norman Roberts Magnolia, TX $1,03111. Wendell King Hitchcock, TX $96212. David Gaston Saint Jo, TX $87013. Michael Clarke Huntsville, TX $83214. Aubrey Waddle New Waverly, TX $79215. Ty Robinson Frost, TX $78016. Joe Morris Elgin, TX $74817. Dale Corley Nacogdoches, TX $700
18. Ronald Trett Sulphur, OK $67219. Stacey Wilson Conroe, TX $63520. Wyatt Muggli Lane, OK $59921. Westin Imhoff Plantersville, TX $59022. Freddy Vest Pilot Point, TX $57623. Bill Akins Aubrey, TX $56024. Sid Miller Stephenville, TX $52625. Randy Stone Stephenville, TX $511
#11. Billy Morrow Hamlin, TX $2,6832. Tylo Kirkpatrick Crosbyton, TX $1,8373. Dave Brock Springtown, TX $1,8314. Cory Jordan Hawley, TX $1,8225. Shane Steeves Stephenville, TX $1,7616. Kirk Kirkes Carlsbad, NM $1,7247. Lonnie Jordan Hawley, TX $1,5678. Randy Hay Lindsay, OK $1,4679. Casey Furgeson Idalou, TX $1,420
10. Ras Cade Brownsboro, TX $1,36911. Dan Johnson Kersey, CO $1,26012. J.G. Marshall Elizabeth, CO $1,09013. Ross Kirkes Carlsbad, NM $95514. Marshall Green Abilene, TX $93315. Justin Wilson Las Cruces, NM $88016. Ross Tucker Archer City, TX $84817. C.J. Wolf Giddings, TX $82018. Mason Bowen Troup, TX $75119. Doug Johnson Peyton, CO $75020. Rusty Spacek Ledbetter, TX $74821. Justin Murphy Anson, TX $69622. Jackie Moore Mt. Vernon, MO $64723. Riley Smith O’Donnell, TX $57824. Chase Graf Vernon, TX $56825. Marlon Bell Ft. Worth, TX $552
#21. Clayton Collmorgen Lufkin, TX $1,4252. Blane Cox Cameron, TX $1,3273. Shorty Gorham Cotulla, TX $1,2544. Jamie McDougal Weatherford, TX $9385. Kyle Hay Lindsay, OK $9266. Jacob Smith Abilene, TX $8017. Will Kiker Midland, TX $6528. Scott Hodges Iowa Park, TX $6349. James Zant Shiner, TX $553
10. Lex Christie Anson, TX $48011. Coley Salge Lockhart, TX $42712. Chad Boggs Cyril, OK $42513. Rod Hardesty Hempstead, TX $39914. Jared Lovett Giddings, TX $39915. Doug Johnson Peyton, CO $38016. Rick McLemore Gracemont, OK $37617. J.G. Marshall Elizabeth, CO $36018. John Catfish Brown Collinsville, TX $34119. Sterling Smith Stephenville, TX $29920. Juan Flores Iraan, TX $29921. Lee Reed Siloam Springs, AR $28022. Todd Danley Graham, TX $20023. Lance Akins Ponder, TX $20024. Dalton Dewinne Helotes, TX $20025. John Tibbets Rising Star, TX $200
B Breakaway1. Kynzie McNeil Hobbs, NM $1,0612. Jill Collett Anson, TX $1,0193. Allan Johnson Calhan, CO $9854. Hagen Houck Byers, TX $9365. Jesse Marshall Kersey, CO $8806. Dave Veatch Florence, CO $7807. Kassidy Jones College Station, TX $7448. Laramie Zant Shiner, TX $7149. Allison Danley Graham, TX $616
10. Ashlea Riggan Dripping Springs, TX $49411. Joni Gabriel Lockhart, TX $42712. Ty Heflin Harris San Angelo, TX $42113. Fallon Riley Hobbs, NM $38814. Taylor Wharton Mineral Wells, TX $37515. Paden Bray Granbury, TX $33916. Jocelyn Lewis Stephenville, TX $33317. Bonny Blasingame Calhan, CO $31018. Kerri Pitts $27319. Martha Beaver Abilene, TX $26920. Mikayla Phillips $19021. Leah Mackey Avondale, CO $17522. Kenna McNeil Hobbs, NM $16723. Kenna Sullivan Artesia, NM $15224. Morgan Mathis $15225. Whit Kitchens Mullin, TX $150
The top 10 high money winners in each division, of each quarter, will qualify for the USCRA World ChampionshipFinals this season that will be hosted during the USCRA National Finals in Stephenville, Texas. Each quarter a roper’s
money will start over for a chance of ten new high money earners for a total of 40 ropers to make up the WorldChampionship Finals. A roper will only be able to win 2 positions for the World Championship Finals. After that it will
drop down to the next place to fill a tenth position.
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USCRA - Labor Day RopingGiddings, Texas - September 4, 2010
EE Roping 32 EntriesFirst Go1. Kent Fisher, Anderson, TX, 11.59, $284; 2. Randy Roberts, Humble, TX, 13.8,$236; 3. Bob Haygood, Hockley, TX, 13.98, $189; 4. Johnnie Mellman,Hempstead, TX, 14.2, $142; 5. Mickey Nelson, Proctor, TX, 14.43, $94Second Go1. Mickey Nelson, Proctor, TX, 12.4, $260; 2. Aubrey Waddle, New Waverly, TX,12.4, $260; 3. Marvin Mills, Buffalo, TX, 12.5, $189; 4. Rex Sandifer, Elgin, TX,12.75, $142; 5. James Seaman, Kountze, TX, 12.93, $94Third Go1. Ty Iselt, Lincoln, TX, 10.27, $284; 2. Danny Cantrell, Burleson, TX, 12.73, $236;3. Sidney L. Johnson, Waller, TX, 12.82, $189; 4. Marvin Mills, Buffalo, TX, 13.01,$142; 5. Eddie Armstrong, Henderson, TX, 13.45, $94Average1. Mickey Nelson, Proctor, TX, 44.40/3, $568; 2. James Seaman, Kountze, TX,45.23/3, $473; 3. Marvin Mills, Buffalo, TX, 46.73/3, $378; 4. Eddie Armstrong,Henderson, TX, 48.76/3, $284; 5. K. C. Chachere, Houston, TX, 50.80/3, $189
00 Roping 21 EntriesFirst Go1. Stephen Perry, Freeport, TX, 12.14, $248; 2. Logan Meuth, Lexington, TX,12.34, $217; 3. Norman Roberts, Magnolia, TX, 12.67, $155Second Go1. Wendell King, Hitchcock, TX, 10.27, $248; 2. Rock Stephens, Huntsville, TX,10.85, $217; 3. Westin Imhoff, Plantersville, TX, 11.26, $155Third Go1. Aubrey Waddle, New Waverly, TX, 9.89, $248; 2. Wendell King, Hitchcock, TX,10.14, $217; 3. Dale Corley, Nacogdoches, TX, 10.26, $155Average1. Wendell King, Hitchcock, TX, 35.98/3, $497; 2. Westin Imhoff, Plantersville, TX,39.01/3, $435; 3. Dale Corley, Nacogdoches, TX, 39.40/3, $310
1 Roping 29 EntriesFirst Go1. Mason Bowen, Troup, TX, 11.03, $236; 2. C. J. Wolf, Giddings, TX, 11.03, $236;3. Kirk Stowers, Tupelo, OK, 11.42, $171; 4. Coley Salge, Lockhart, TX, 11.58,$128; 5. Seth Dylla, Bastrop, TX, 11.76, $85Second Go1. Eddy Smith, Fruitvale, TX, 11.07, $257; 2. Seth Dylla, Bastrop, TX, 11.18,$214; 3. Gary Burton, Huntsville, TX, 11.5, $171; 4. Randy Hay, Lindsay, OK,11.77, $128; 5. Coley Salge, Lockhart, TX, 11.98, $85Third Go1. Roger Pack, Rockdale, TX, 10.81, $257; 2. Wayne Dabbs, Lockhart, TX, 10.83,$214; 3. Dalton Dewinne, Helotes, TX, 11.83, $171; 4. Clayton Collmorgen, Lufkin,TX, 11.99, $128; 5. Keith Fewell, Castroville, TX, 12.91, $85Average1. Mason Bowen, Troup, TX, 36.36/3, $515; 2. Clayton Collmorgen, Lufkin, TX,37.21/3, $429; 3. Randy Hay, Lindsay, OK, 38.07/3, $343; 4. C. J. Wolf, Giddings,
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TX, 41.64/3, $257; 5. Coley Salge, Lockhart, TX, 45.57/3, $1712 Roping 17 EntriesFirst Go1. John Catfish Brown, Collinsville, TX, 10.3, $201; 2. Landyn Duncan, Foster, OK,11.12, $176; 3. Kyle Hay, Lindsay, OK, 11.37, $125Second Go1. Blane Cox, Cameron, TX, 10.23, $201; 2. Coley Salge, Lockhart, TX, 10.3, $176;3. Dave P. Laster, Mcgregor, TX, 10.41, $125Third Go1. James Zant, Shiner, TX, 9.3, $201; 2. Rick Mclemore, Gracemont, OK, 9.45,$176; 3. Chad Boggs, Cyril, OK, 9.52, $125Average1. Kyle Hay, Lindsay, OK, 34.47/3, $402; 2. James Zant, Shiner, TX, 39.71/3, $352;3. Coley Salge, Lockhart, TX, 40.92/3, $251
BA-B Roping 12 EntriesFirst Go1. Laramie Zant, Shiner, TX, 3.13, $150; 2. Sara Gunter. 3.9, $100Second Go1. Whit Kitchens, Mullin, TX, 2.84, $150; 2. Laramie Zant, Shiner, TX, 3.08, $100Third Go1. Trent Turner, Lifkin, TX, 2.82, $150; 2. Laramie Zant, Shiner, TX, 2.95, $100Average1. Laramie Zant, Shiner, TX, 9.16/3, $300; 2. Joni Gabriel, Lockhart, TX,21.19/3, $199;
Tiedown and Women’sOpen BreakawayMembership $100(Members from states otherthan Texas, Oklahoma,Louisiana, and New Mexico are $75)
A USCRA membership allows ropers to compete at all regular USCRA ropings and gives ropers theopportunity to compete at the year endSemi-Finals and Showdown Finals. Aroper that wins first or second in theAverage at a USCRA roping earns ashowdown position to rope at the2011 Showdown Finals. TheShowdown Finals will host ropings inthe EE, 00 #1, #2, Open, and Women’sOpen Breakaway divisions. Addedmoney will be collected from entryfees at all USCRA produced ropings for the Showdown Finals.
AttentionOpen Ropers and Open Breakaway Ropers
Open Tiedown - One dollar per roper from the stockcontractor and one dollar per roper from the USCRA producerwill be collected for every roper in the EE, 00, #1 and #2throughout the season This money will be added to the OpenShowdown Finals. The added money collected does not comefrom the EE, 00, #1, and #2 pot. This money is coming out of he stock contractor and producer’s pocket.
Women’s Open Breakaway - One dollar per roper from thestock contractor and one dollar per roper from the USCRAproducer will be collected for every roper in the breakawayroping throughout the season. This money will be added to the Women’s Open Breakaway Showdown Finals.
2011 Membership Types
12 • OCTOBER 2010
Attention #2 Ropers Changes for the 2011 Season
Ropers 40 years of age and older that have not been in the top50 final standings of the PRCA for the last 4 years, are eligible torope in the #2 roping. Age is as of December 31, 2011.
Did You Know?KThe first roping of the 2011season will be the RolandReid Memorial Roping in FortWorth, TX November 5-7,2010 at the Stockyards. A 1Horse Trailer will be givenaway. Check the schedulefor details.
KOpen Roper and Women’sBreakaway Ropers USCRAmembership card will be freeat this roping only.
KThere will no longer be apayment system for theUSCRA membership cards,starting with the 2011 season.
2011 SeasonNotes
Showdown Finals
K Positions into the ShowdownFinals will be given to 1st and2nd place in the average ofeach USCRA roping.
K If a roper wins a showdownposition that already has wonone, then a position will begiven to the next place in theaverage that has not alreadywon a position.
KThere will be two ropingsduring the year that morethan two showdownpositions will be given. Theseropings will be advertised at alater date.
KAt the USCRA NationalFinals, a semi-finals will beheld for the EE, 00, #1, and#2 roping divisions. The top10 in the average of thesemi-finals will win ashowdown position. Ropersthat already have a positionprevious to the semis, canrope in the semis, but willnot be able to win anotherposition. A roper can onlyhave one position into theShowdown Finals. If aroper places in the top 10 inthe semis, that already has aposition, then we will dropdown in the average andgive a position to the next roper.
KThe Open division and theWomen’s Breakawaydivision will only have aShowdown Finals.
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14 • OCTOBER 2010
novEMBER 5-7
Roland Reid Memorial
Ft. Worth, TX
DECEMBER 11-12
Stephenville, TX
JAnuARy 8-9
West texas
Championships
Sweetwater, TX
FEBRuARy 26-27
Bulverde, TX
(Just outside of San Antonio)
Tejas Rodeo Company Arena
MARCh 11-13
spring Classic
Giddings, TX
ApRil 2-3
Salado, TX
MAy 13-15
Mo Betta
Apache, OK
JunE 11-12
Denton, TX
July 1-3
Firecracker 5 header
Stephenville, TX
July 16-17
W.E.B Memorial
Denton, TX
August 6-7
Hamilton, TX
sEpt. 3-5
Calf Ropers Reunion
Bryan, TX
2010 USCRA Events
Go to www.uscra.com
for complete roping schedules,
results, and current standings.
Roland Reid Memorial - USCRA Calf RopingNovember 5, 6, & 7, 2010
Fort Worth, Texas at the Cowtown Coliseum
Schedule and Fees� All ropings are 4 rounds.� Fees for Open Tiedown are $350� Fees for Women’s Breakaway
and EE, 00, #1, & #2 are $250
Friday, November 59:00 a.m. - Open12:00 p.m. - Women’s BreakawaySaturday, November 68:00 a.m. - 00Sunday, November 78:00 a.m. - EE12:00 p.m. - #1 & #2
Run 1st round of #1, then 1st round of #2 and alternate back and forth.
Prizes� 1 Horse Trailer to be given away to
the High-Point Roper of the weekendAll ropings are eligible for the trailer Only 1 roping per roper counts toward trailerMust have 20 ropers in a division to competefor trailer
� Wild West Buckles to the Average Champions of each ropingATTENTION OPEN & BREAKAWAY ROPERS
� $1,000 Added to Open Tiedown� $1,000 Added to Women’s Breakaway� Open Ropers and Women’s
Breakaway Ropers will receive a free USCRA card at this roping only
General Information� There will be a Stockyards
Championship Rodeo on Friday& Saturday night. Call-in on Thursday between 6 p.m. & 10 p.m. at 254-371-7343 or254-582-7063. Walk-ups are welcome. Must be paid up by 6:30 p.m.
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2010-2011 USCRA Schedule
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Christmas bonus RopingDecember 10, 11 & 12, 2010
Stephenville, Texas at the Lonestar Arena
Schedule and FeesFriday, December 109:00 a.m. - Open -
5 head for $4001:00 p.m. - Ladies Breakaway -
5 head for $3006:00 p.m. - Party at Hard Eight
BBQ. You buy your eats. Drinksare on us!
Saturday, December 11Arena 1: 9:00 a.m. - 00 - 5 head for $300Arena 2: 9:00 a.m. - #1 - 5 head for $300Sunday, December 12Arena 1: 9:00 a.m. - EE - 5 head for $300Arena 2: 9:00 a.m. - #2 - 5 head for $300
Prizes� $500 Christmas Bonus for the 1st roper to
win a round on the Bonus Calf.Only one winner per roping.
� $400 Christmas Bonus to the #2 roper that wins the most money in the Open and #2 combined. Must enter the Open and #2 to be eligible.
� $300 Christmas Bonus to the lady roper that wins the most money in the Breakaway and a tiedown roping combined.
� $300 Christmas Bonus to any roper that placesin the Average of two separate ropings.
� $500 Christmas Bonus to a roper in each roping that beats the fastest time of his/her roping. Ropers will be randomly drawn from all non-winners of each roping.
� Wild West Buckles to the Average winner of each roping.
General Information� Due to the use of two arenas
and the large number of calves needed for this roping, we are going to use a call-in entry system.
� Call-ins will be Monday throughWednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. theweek of the roping.
� There will be no charge if youcall-in and do not come to the roping.
� There will be a $20 walk-upentry late charge.
� All late fees collected will be added to Average payoff of each roping.
For more info: USCRA-Lanham Mangold 979/540-7755
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16 • OCTOBER 2010 CALF ROPINGS & ROPING SCHOOLS
LOOPS MAGAZINE • 17CALF ROPINGS & ROPING SCHOOLS
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LOOPS MAGAZINE • 19CALF ROPINGS & ROPING SCHOOLS
20 • OCTOBER 2010 CALF ROPINGS & ROPING SCHOOLS
Fundraiser SeriesWilliams Covered Arena
Hempstead, Texas13999 FM 359 at McDade Rd.
December 11-12, 2010Gate Donation: Adults $5 • Kids Free (8 & Under)
Breakfast Served Each Day - BYOB (Bring Your Own Bible)ROPING: 9 a.m. Sat. • CHURCH: 9 a.m. Sun., ROPING 10 a.m.
Saddles In Memory of: F.J. Jones; Calvin Greely, Jr.; J.B. Collins, Sr. & Rufus Green, Sr.
D Roping Panel will classify & reclassify all ropers.D You will NOT be classified by your horse.D Last to enter – first to rope.D $500 (minimum) added to PUSU Tying Match.D Scholarships (2011 Seniors) - see website for details.D Added $$ to Kids Dummy Roping.D Pee-Wee Ropers 13 & Under – Jr. Ropers 14-18.D Age as of day of roping event.D Be prepared to show proof of age if requested!D % of proceeds will benefit senior scholarships.D Free bicycles/Xmas tree raffles Saturday & SundayD NO MININUM ENTRY FOR AWARDS!D 10 qualifiers advance to Tie-Down Shoot-Outs.D Saddle & buckle winners must rope both days.D (Pee-Wee vs. Junior) & (Senior 50+) Shoot-Out.D (000 vs. 00 vs. #1) & (#2 vs. Open) Shoot-Out.
DD THANKS SO MUCH TO ALL OUR SPONSORS DD
D F.J. Jones Youth Foot RaceD Calvin Greely Senior Foot Race D Rufus Green Open Foot RaceLimit 15 per Race • Must Attend Church
All Awards will be In Honor of OR In Memory of Legend Cowboys
Online pay or print and mail your entry todaySecure Your Spot
FMI: Sedgwick or Stephanie Haynes (6 p.m.-10 p.m.) 888-300-5551
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ROPE FOR LEGENDSOrder of Events for Saturday & Sunday
Pee Wee & Junior Breakaway 2 for $60Pee-Wee & Junior Tie-Down 2 for $85Open Breakaway (SAT) 2 for $80Girls Breakaway (SAT) 2 for $80J. B. Collins, Sr. Kid’s Dummy Roping (SAT)7 & Under $158-13 $2014-18 $25Senior Tie-Down (50+) 2 for $100000 Tie-Down 2 for $1100O Tie-Down 2 for $110Put Up or Shut Up Tying Match (SUN) $125 Limit (16 Entries)Co-Ed Ribbon Roping (SAT) $50 Team1 Tie-Down 2 for $110Father & Son Tie-Down (SUN) $60 Team#2 Tie-Down 2 for $110Open Tie-Down 2 for $125
Added $$ to TD Shoot-Outs$500 Added to PUSU Tying Match
See Cowboy Sports News Online Ads for details on the F.J. Jones Memorial Saddle Barrel Race
Host Hotel: Americas Best Value Inn & Suites979.826.4200 Hempstead, TXReserve by 11/26/10 for event discounts
National Finals
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Gift Certificates & Other Goodies!Hot Food & Drinks Available
Vendors WelcomeFree Kids Bikes & X-mas Trees
Thanks! to the city ofHempstead
he 2nd Annual Calvin“Pop” Greely, Jr.
Memorial Roping and SteerWrestling event held onAugust 21 was nothingshort of awesome. For thosein attendance, the event wasfun and exciting with plentyof action for every age andcaliber of competitor. TheWharton, Texas eventshowcased an open steerwrestling, as well as plenty ofevents for kids, and of courselots of tiedown roping action foreveryone. In the end, the eventwrapped up with lots of winnersand tons of fun for everyone!
2nd Annual Calvin “Pop” Greely, Jr. MemorialRoping and Steer WrestlingAugust 21, 2010Wharton County FairgroundsWharton, Texas
2010 ChampionsDummy Roping6 & Under - Chance Smith7-10 Cedric Brice
Steer Wrestling Cody Dollery
Pee Wee Breakaway Demond Sebile
Pee Wee Tie-Down Jaylon Lindsey
Junior Breakaway Reno Gonzales
Junior Tie-Down Cody Goodman
Open Breakaway Sedgwick Haynes
00 Tie-Down Cade Goodman
#1 Tie-Down Harlan Rhodes
#2 Tie-Down Cory Hicks
Open Tie-Down Justin Atkinson
Saddle Shoot-Out Qualifiers
OO Tie-DownTim Clancey; Kevin Gooden; Steve KolleWayne Brown; Cade Goodman
#1 Tie-DownKenneth Brroks; Dexter Arcadie; Damion GreenMike Green; Harlan Rhodes
#2 Tie-DownJamail Baker; Darnell Goodman; Deon AtkinsSherman Lasker; Cory Hicks
Saddle Shoot-Out ChampionDarnell Goodman
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Calvin Greeley MemorialSecond Year Success
TCody Dollery Steer Wrestling Champion
Cory Hicks #2 Tie-DownChampion
Damon SebilePee-Wee
All AroundChampion
Dummy RopingChampionsChance Smith6 & Under Cedric Brice7-10
Harlan Rhodes#1 Tie-DownChampion
Reno Gonzales, Jr., All AroundChampion
Cade Goodman OO Tie-Down Champion
22 • OCTOBER 2010
here? What will I be remembered for and what willbe my legacy? Will it be for my roping, because I wasin GQ magazine or for the posters and ads I’ve beenin? What’s important to me is to be remembered as agood Christian man who set a good example forthose I had influence over.
What’s your passion? We all need to be passionatein whatever we’re doing in life. Are you going afteryour passion – or is it a daydream? It would be atragedy for me to have my passion for roping and notget a chance to pursue it. I think there are manypeople without happiness because they’re caught upin the daily grind of life, trying to get by and are nottrue to their passion. I’m incredibly blessed to besuccessful at my passion.
Has anything changed me or knocked me offcourse in pursuit of my goals. The most important
A special thanks to my sponsors for supporting not only me, but also the sport that lets me do what I love.
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With Stran’s busy schedule winding down towards thisyear’s WNFR, we gave him a break from this month’swriting duties. We dug up an older one he wrote back inFebruary 2008. We found it fitting as a great number ofropers kick off the 2011 USCRA season. WE would like tosay that’s to Stran for insight into the sport that is a usabletoday as it was when it was first published!
t start of each year I like to evaluate my goalsand priorities. I’ve heard that you have aseventy percent better chance of reaching
goals when you write them down. This self-evaluation is an on-going process; but each new yearI do some genuine soul searching, not just as a roper,but as a man. Keeping life balanced requires askingmyself some pretty deep and tough questions:
Will the world be a better place because I was
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thing to me is having a balance. For instance, what if I were thefastest man alive in the arena from the time my feet hit theground until I threw my hands in the air. It wouldn’t be verybeneficial if I couldn’t score and catch. I’d rather be wellbalanced in all areas. There would be little reward in being thebest roper in the world and not have a family who loved you toshare it with.
How do you overcome adversity? Does it make you better orset you back. If you’re in a hole and someone throws dirt on you– do you use that dirt to take a step up – or do you let that dirtcover you up? Enjoy every stage of life and when you’restruggling embrace it and know you’ll be better from thechallenge. You’ll not only survive but you’ll improve from theexperience. Find your weak spots and work on it. Acknowledgeand attack it and turn it into a positive.
Who are you allowing to speak into your life? Who and whatare you listening to? Are they speaking good and positive thingsor are they speaking deadly negatives? God will put everyone inyour life that needs to be there, but it’s our responsibility to putthem in the right place. I have no room for negatives becausewhat you take in will come out. I ask myself if the people I’mallowing to speak in my life are telling me the things I need tohear to get where I need to go. Have I told the people whoinfluence my life how much I love and appreciate them?
If these questions seem thought provoking and deep, it’sbecause they’re supposed to be. Most importantly, just be real.
God bless, and I’ll see you down the line.
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Seeds sown are seeds that are grown. Depending on when,where, or how, you sow seeds in your life, the reaping ofthose same seeds is a law that God has put in our world
from the beginning of time.We always find time to do the things that are important to us.
In the process of sowing seeds, we make decisions and choicesconcerning what is really important to us. In many people’slives, priorities are what determine the investment of a seed.That being relationships with our spouse, our children, extendedfamily, and friends. If your marriage is important to you, yourpriority according to scripture should be to seek God first, andHe will help you to be a good spouse. The same applies to beinga good father, mother, grandparent, friend, even employee.Matthew 6:33 says “seek ye first the kingdom of God, and hisrighteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
I was at a roping last night, and I made the statement ‘thatcalf didn’t run as hard as I thought he was going to’,
consequently, I broke the barrier. The truth ofthe matter is that the calf was just being a calfand I was being the one that had messed upby miscalculating. Too many times we blameothers, friends, family, sometimes evenanimals for our lack of discipline in sowinggood seeds, whether in the practice pen, inour family, as well as with our job.
When we realize that all wisdom comesfrom above, we will understand the value ofsowing good seeds. In order for a seed to growyou must be willing to put that seed in theground and turn lose of it with your hand. Toomany times, we are unwilling to turn lose ofthe seed, or we will want to dig that seed backup, just to see what is going on. Faith willassure us that God is in control and that wewill reap the crop that we have sown if wewill be faithful to Him.
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his month looks to be aturning point for the USCRA.The 2011 season is underway
and ropers everywhere are gearingup for the change the associationis offering. Look back a few pagesand see the advertising on the firsttwo events the USCRA is part ofthis year.
The Roland Reid Memorial willbe the first of many events roperswill have a chance to attendthroughout this season. Thisevent, which will play out in FortWorth at the Cowtown Coliseumwill not only offer a high payoutformat with thousands of dollarsadded, but there will also be a 1-horse trailer awarded to theHigh-Point roper of the weekend,not to mention a chance to be part
by Ryan Davis
T of a great annual memorial event. The Roland Reid Memorial will
kick off the first weekend ofNovember and in December, theUSCRA is heading to Stephenvilleand the Lonestar arena for thesecond of this year’s events. TheUSCRA Christmas Bonus Ropingwill have lots of ways for ropersto win part of the huge pot ofbonus money. There will be bonuscalves to rope, multiple Averagebonuses, high money bonuses,fast time bonus challenges andlots more. The December 10-12roping will host a slew of waysfor ropers to fill their pockets andhave a great time doing it.
These are only the first twoevents of the season and theUSCRA looks to be holding
nothing back. They both haveunique qualities and ways to makethem fun and exciting. Moreimportantly, they are filled withways to win!
Looking at these events makesme think of a man that passed thispast year who was instrumental inthe growth of team roping. Noteveryone agreed with the formatsand pizzazz that Booger Barterbrought to the arena, but hisalmost circus atmosphere andgreat prize ropings made him asuperstar. I believe this is sort ofthe same avenue the USCRA isbringing out. Maybe not to theextreme that Booger did – ThankGod – but the excitement, bigpayouts and fun is something Ibelieve every event, whether it’scalf roping, team roping oranything type of rodeo sport needsand what the USCRA is bringingto the table for the 2011 season.
Until next time – I wish you allthe best of luck!
— Ryan Davis
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